Solving the war puzzle : beyond the democratic peace / John Norton Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, John Norton, 1937-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War.

International relations.

Peace.

Conflict management.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 184 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Durham, NC : Carolina Academic Press, [2004]

Contents:

Preface

Executive summary

I. The democratic peace : an important piece of the puzzle

II. More pieces of the puzzle : government structures and the effect of internal incentives

III. More pieces II : the path to war

are democracies as aggressive as nondemocracies?

More pieces III : deterrence and the effect of external incentives

V. Democracy and deterrence : a first-stage hypothesis

VI. Testing the hypothesis

VII. Building on other approaches

VIII. Toward incentive theory : understanding and refining the hypothesis

IX. September 11 and its aftermath : terrorism, Afghanistan, and the Iraq War

X. Consequences for foreign policy

XI. A future with fewer wars

Notes

annex I. Graphic representaton of incentive theory in war/peace decisions

annex II. Illustrative methodology for measuring deterrence

annex III. Major interstate wars since adoption of the United Nations charter

annex IV. Major interstate wars of the United States

Works cited

About the author

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-172) and index.

ISBN:

0890894825

OCLC:

54711417